Dear Parents,

I just wanted to let you know that, as a gala auction item, I am offering a "Movie and Pizza."

This will be for the auction winner plus 3 guests. After school in the classroom.  Date and time to be worked out between teacher and parents.

The Gala Auction will be held February 4, 2012 at Olde Towne Athletic Club from 7 to 11 PM. Tickets are on sale at http://gmefoundation.org - $35 and $45 at the door or you can Download 2012GALATicketformto purchase tickets in advance. Visit the website for a sample of items to bid on. All proceeds go back to GMEF.

The proceeds will be used to improve our school by providing funding for programs such as technology, educational curriculum and facility improvements. The GMEF will accumulate and distribute resources beyond those provided by Cobb County or the PTA, in order to further enhance, foster and enrich the educational experiences of all students at Garrison Mill.

Thank you for your support!

The students have had an awesome week.  Checkpoint assessments were completed the Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of last week.  Iowa test scores were sent home this past week.  Please contact me if you would like to discuss these results.  I enjoy interpreting statistic and will be happy to go over them with you.

I read the book The Quilt Story, the students then wrote a 3 paragraph papers as a response to the book.  I was floored by their insight and their ability to connect to a piece of literature.

In math, we have completed all the multiplication facts through 9.  They will be tested 3 times a week on mixed facts.  If they do not score 90% or better, they will have additional timed tests to complete nightly at home. 

Socials Studies has been very interesting, we have learned about Fredrick Douglass and his part in history as an abolitionist.  Susan B. Anthony will be the focus next week. 

Class Aution is Monday and we could use several more items. If you have time, please go through toys, books, or movies to see if you can help enhance our auction items.  Your contribution to this event is crucial to it's success.

Holiday party is Wednesday 9:51-10:51. The room moms have reported great participation and cooperation from you all.  I personally wanted to thank each one of you for contributions you have made to our holiday celebration.  I am very grateful for each and every one this year.

Homework: Several students are not completely their homework regularly.  Please set aside time each night to have your child read, complete their spelling and work on the math facts.  Establishing a study routine is crucial to their future study skills and study habits.

CONGRATULATIONS: Everybody has earned their 9 AR points for this 9 weeks.  As a celebration our class is watching the movie The BFG. Thank you for making reading priority.

Lottery for Mr. Squiggles will be done on Monday, December 19th.  If your child would like to be in the drawing, please send a note in their agenda on Monday.

Happy Holidays to all of you and your family.

Our holiday party is on December 21st from 9:51-10:51.  Please let Misty Latham or Holly Hickman know how you would like to help.

Our classroom auction will be on Monday December 19th.  We have three things for our auction.  Please go through your toy chest, all the way to the bottom to see if you have gently used items for this class economy and money related activity.

Canned goods will be collected until December 8th.  While you are getting canned goods, look for Box Tops as well. Thank you to those who have found it in your heart to donate to those less fortunate.

Benchmark Testing is December 13th, 14th, 15th pleas try to have your child at school theese days.

Curriculum:

Come by and see our holiday Onomatopoeia pictures located on the wall outside our classroom..  The standard addressed is ELA3w1 students show an abilty to express themselves in writing.  We talked about "voice" and how we can use words to express ourselves in an interesting way.

Guided Reading is focusing on a response to literature. Each group has a book appropriate for their level and each group is required to respond to what they read.

Writing Center: I have opened a writing center in the classroom.  It gives the students an opportunity to work with a partner to reinforce skills taught.

Super Writers workbooks are completed daily.  The students will have a sentence review on Monday and a formal assessment on Tuesday.

Please contiue to reinforce reading in your home.  The more the students practice reading the better reader they will become. The children made a huge jump on their last reading test so keeep up the good work.

Math:

The students must practice their facts at home.  We have introduced 1 to 7 facts. We have made models of the facts and learned the skip counting sequence for each set of facts. 8 facts will be introduced this week.  The next unit of study will geometryl shapes.  It is a great unit around the holidays.

Social Studies:

Paul Revere was a huge success as 99% of the students scored a "3" on their post test.  Fredsrick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony will be taught and tested before the break.

HOMEWORK:

There are still a few students who are not completing their homework.  These students will recieve a progress report on Monday.  I can see a big difference in slkills of those who complete homework and those who do not complete homework.  I really need your help in this area.

Please know that I feel extremly lucky to be able to work with each child in our class.  They have come together as a group and are really exciting to teach and work with as an educator.  Thank you for suporting education in your home, this make a huge difference.  As always, please e mail me or send a note in your child's agenda if you have questions.  My door is always open to you and I want to answer your questions.  Have a great weekend!

Tis the season to be jolly and  busy with holiday activities.  Please read carefully as there are many things you need to pay attention to.

Grandparent's Luncheon was awesome.  The students did a great job presenting,"Tom the Turkey".  I was so proud of them as  am sure you were.

Mr. Squiggles would like to visit one of you over the winter holidays.  If your child will be willing to take care of Mr. Squiggles over the holiday please send in a note.  You must agree to keep all cats or other prey away from him, keep him in a cool environment and talk to him everyday.  The students can hold him if they are gentle.  It is a must to use hand sanitizer after holding him.  Send in a note if you have questions.

Holiday Party

Our Holiday Party will be on Wednesday, December 21st.  The time will be announced.  You will be hearing from Misty Latham and our room moms very soon to let you know how you can suport our class.

Canned Food Drive

Student council is collecting canned food for needy families.  There is a prize for the class that collects the most.

Class Auction

Our first class auction will be Monday, December 19th.  what a great time to clean out old toys or unused itewms.  This is a huge event and is run auctioneer style with bidding paddles and all.Please consider donating some items so the students can spend some of their hard earned money.

Benchmark Testing

This is a test that gages skills learned and skills the students need more help with. the test will be administered on December 13, 14, 15.  It is about an hour daily

 Please make sure that your child is getting enough rest as we have \a great deal of curriculum to cover this month.  Your help in this matter is greatly appreciated.

It was a very close vote. The students did a wonderful job expressing why they wanted to be Student Council:

 
Mae Peters!

alternate:Jack Hunter

Dear Parents,

We had a few changes this week, one being a new class formed in third grade.  Mrs. Dunn is the new addition to our staff.  We had to give up a few of our beloved classmates.  Mouhannad, Marissa and Adam were moved to Mrs. Dunn's class.  This is a very difficult time for all of us.  Bonds have been formed and connections have been made.  That being said, it will allow for less numbers that will help me from an instructional standpoint.  Thank you for your understand and letting your child know that they will see their former classmates at recess, lunch, walk-fit and special occasions.  The more reassuring we are, the less difficult this transition will be.

Moore Store was open for the first time on Friday. The students enjoyed shopping and now are aware of what they are working toward. If any of you have any small items that you are willing to donate, it would be so much appreciated.  I filled in with Dollar Store Delights the first time but my personal budget won't support many more trips. Thank you for supporting our behavior incentive program.

Afternoon clubs were a bit difficult last week.  Please make sure of the start date and the start time of your club. Make your child aware of where they go also.  Perhaps writing it on the bottom of their agenda.

Curriculum:

Reading groups are underway.  Three groups are conducted 4 times a week.  Reading in small group is the most productive way to dissect the parts of a story and ensure comprehension is taking place.

AR point: Students should have earned 2 AR points by last Friday. This Friday, they will need a total of 4 points.  Every student should be reading an AR book, in their range every night for 30 minutes.  The way to better reading is to practice reading on a daily bases.  Those who don't earn their points, will have an opportunity to do so 20 minutes during the day, during recess.

Spelling: Sort 3 is for this week.  each student should play a Spelling City game every night. Here is a link to make it easier.

Spelling City

Literature study has been Fantastik Mr. Fox,by Roald Dahl that we completed last week.  The students are going to write the final chapter for this book. Here is a link to the author's website that your child will enjoy:

Roald Dahl 

Math:

Place value was the previous unit studied and addition to 3-digits with regrouping is our unit. Most of the students have learned how to access their books on line. This site can give them practice and reinforcement of each skill. Here is the link to their textbook. They have their user names and passwords.

Math text book

Timed math tests will be conducted 2 times each week.  Those who have not passed addition will have 5 timed test to do at home.  One test each night.  They should be timed for 3 minutes. Please return the completed practice test on Friday.

Science:

Rocks and minerals is our focus.  We will be studying more about their attributes next week.

Social Studies:

We are learning map skills this week.  Globes, relief maps and grids maps will be introduced.

Please send in Box Tops you have saved as we are saving them again this year.

QSP has started, this is our fundraiser this year.  Students get weebles as they sell items.  They really like weebles!

I hope you and your families were safe during recent storms and that you were all able to rest a bit during the long weekend.  As always, if you have questions please ask because my door is always open to you!

 
This is my desk and all the forms I have been collecting.  Please help me by turning in any forms you have at home. T shirt forms are due tomorrow.

The forms are:

clinic card

Pink PE from

Parent information form

Mrs. Moore's info sheet

Behavior expectation (located in the back of the garrison Mill handbook)

Class directory form

Yellow Emergency card

High Touch High Tech permission and donation of $26.00

T-shirt order form and size indicated (we are lime green) $6.00 donation

Performing Arts form and $14.00 donation

The academics are in full swing.  The students have been very busy this past week. Collecting baseline data has been completed.

Language Arts.

Synonyms were studied this week and homonyms is next week.  Common and proper nouns will be incorporated in their writing.

Guided reading groups were started today.  It is so valuable to work in small group and icsolate reading skills.

Our read aloud is Fantastic Mr. Fox by, Roald Dahl.  The focus is story elements of narrative stories.

Writing will focus on writing a narrative story.

Place value and reading numbers up to ten thousands.

Scientific Inquiry has been taught and teasted.  Reading maps is next week,

Spelling Sort 1 will be tested on Friday and Sort 2 is next week.

Thank you for all your support this school year and for working with your child at home. If you have questions or comments please e mail me. My door is always open to you.

Mrs. Moore

 
 
 
 
 
I enjoyed meeting many of you at Sneak A Peek and can tell it will be a great year.  It was a pleasure meeting all of you and I look forward to working with you and your child.  Everyone seemed excited and ready to start their learning adventure. Thank you for coming and welcoming your child to their "school home"for the third grade.

Monday morning classes will begin at 7:55 AM in room 409. If you have items to drop off please send them with your child and I will be there to assist them as they arrive. I will be happy to greet you parents, but will unable to have an individual conversation with you. It is important in the mornings to get the students started off into a classroom routine.

On Monday, we will be having PE as our special. In addition, please notify me in writing if your child's transportation has been changed.

Riley's birthday is on Monday, his  mom will be bringing in treats to the lunchroom. If you need to send an alternate snack please do so.

Nobody signed up for room parent during Sneak A Peak.  I hope that someone will step up to the plate and help our class have a rootin' tootin' good year.  The children really enjoy having their parents take part and share in their knowledge and learning experiences. It is a great to demonstrate that education is a priority.

My behavior management is "Moore's money system".  I use play money to reward the students. We set up a store every few weeks to reward their growth and institute structure. Students really seem to enjoy this and it helps remind them what is expected.  There will be more information attainable at Open House.

I look forward to seeing all the students on Monday morning.

Please plan to attend Open House on Tuesday August 16th at 6:30 PM.

More About Mrs. Moore

I look forward to seeing each of you in room 409.

I met many of you at Sneak A Peek yesterday and  enjoyed seeing  all my new students and all the parents as well.  It may take me a while to put a name with a face.  We will be working on this today and tomorrow.  Please sign and return forms that you picked up at Sneak A peek.  If you were unable to come by, I will send them home today.

Today and tomorrow we will be going over behavior and academic expectations.  At Open House, I will discuss expectation and classroom  behavior and academic systems.  I will post a blog over the weekend that outlines this upcoming 9 weeks and important dates.

If you have questions please feel free to e-mail me at:

www.stacy.moore@cobbk12.org